Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. This disease attacks the protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs and in almost all cases is fatal, although new treatments for cancer are always underdevelopment giving us hope we may live cancer free sometime in the future.You can avoid mesothelioma by not exposing yourself to asbestos. Typically a worker was exposed to asbestos on...more
Clinical research to treat malignant mesothelioma is very active and although no treatment has yet proved entirely successful, there exist a range of treatments available to individuals diagnosed with the disease. There are three types of standard treatments used to treat malignant mesothelioma which include: surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. SurgerySurgery for malignant mesothelioma is divided into a number of...more
Keratosis pilaris is about as common as your regular flu. It affects most people although some people would mistake it for other skin disorders. Over half of the world's population experience having this skin condition sometime in their lives especially during adolescence. It manifests itself in rough patches of skin with tiny bumps resembling chicken skin. It is a genetic skin disorder that is passed on from generation to generation. It poses no other health hazard to those who have it. Nor is it passed on from one person to another through contact. While there is no need to actually treat it, many people seek the help of a dermatologist or a skin doctor to treat it as it is often mistaken as other more serious skin ailments as eczema, atopic dermatitis, and ichthyosis vulgaris. In as far as this skin condition is concerned, there are no other more effective ways to get rid of it than through keratosis pilaris natural treatments. These natural treatments are more practical as long-term treatment is often necessary to get rid of the rough patches. There are several natural ways by which this skin condition could be alleviated. One of which is a...more
Pericardial Mesothelioma is an extremely difficult cancer to treat and presently, all treatment methods used have a poor success rate. The chances of a patient's survival depend largely on how early and how aggressively the cancer is treated. If pericardial mesothelioma is treated when it has fully matured and developed then the...more
One interesting study is called, "Generation of hydroxyl radical by crocidolite asbestos is proportional to surface" by Andrew J. Ghio, Jing Zhang and Claude A. Piantadosi Division of Allergy, Critical Care, and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Box 3177, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, U.S.A....more
One interesting study is called, "Insulation workers in Belfast. A further study of mortality due to asbestos exposure (1940-75)." - Br J Ind Med 1977;34:174-180 – by P C Elmes, M J Simpson. Here is an excerpt: "Abstract - A follow-up study of 162 men already working as insulators (laggers) in 1940 has been extended from 1965 to 1975. By the end of 1975 there were 40 survivors when 108 had been expected. Until 1965 there had been an overall excess of deaths; these were due to asbestosis with or without tuberculosis and to alimentary cancer, as well as to bronchial carcinoma and mesothelioma. From 1965 onwards the overall death rate among survivors is not so excessive but there is still a marked excess of deaths from bronchial cancer and mesothelioma. The continued risk of death attributable to malignancy after asbestosis had ceased to contribute directly, does not appear to be caused by any changes which occurred before 1940 in the conditions at work."Another interesting study is called, "Frequency of sister chromatid exchange and chromosomal aberrations in asbestos cement workers." - Br J Ind Med 1991;48:103-105 by N Fatma, A K Jain, Q Rahman – Abstract...more
We associate getting sunburns when we are taking a dive in a beach or purposely sunbathing with out the proper tanning lotion. But sunburn is all too common now even when doing your daily and every activity. The sun's ultraviolet rays...more
One interesting study is called, "Mobilization of iron from crocidolite asbestos by certain chelators results in enhanced crocidolite-dependent oxygen consumption" - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics Volume 287, Issue 1, 15 May...more
One interesting study is called, "Specificity of asbestos-induced chromosomal aberrations in short-term cultured human mesothelial cells" - Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics Volume 41, Issue 1, August 1989, Pages 33-39 by Kenth...more
One interesting study is called, "Characterization of Platelet-derived Growth Factor and Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor Expression in Asbestos-induced Rat Mesothelioma" - Cancer Res January 15, 1992 52; 301 by Cheryl Walker,...more
One interesting study is called, "Physiological changes in asbestos pleural disease" by Lumley KP - Inhaled Part. 1975 Sep;4 Pt 2:781-8. Here is an excerpt: "Abstract - This paper reports the findings of a study of lung function at...more
For a lot of people today, ingrown toenail surgery treatment is the advised alternative, with residence treatment options fantastic for easing the signs and symptoms and discomfort, but hardly ever valuable as an extended term cure...more